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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chino on April 13, 2016, 12:27:41 PM
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Sorry this won't apply to all, but I didn't want to bog down the another thread with the discussion, and others might not see the topic there if we continue.
To anyone within reasonable distance of New England, several of us are throwing around the idea of taking a trip to Mohegan Sun Casino. This is still in the infancy stages, but please state whether or not you'd be interested.
Interested
Chino
Cramx
Stadler
Axeman
Prog Snob
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Sign me up.
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Interested
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I'd definitely be interested. I don't usually do the casino thing but I'd be up for a good time regardless. I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
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I love Casinos, too bad I live in Florida and probably wouldn't be able to make this trip.
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I'd definitely be interested. I don't usually do the casino thing but I'd be up for a good time regardless. I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Im not a big gambler myself, but I usually bring a couple hundred for fun and enjoy the atmosphere.
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If it was a little closer, I'd totally be down. Mrs. C. LOVES to go to the casinos and play blackjack. In 2010, I took her to ACNJ for her birthday. She sat at a blackjack table for 10 hours straight. Didn't leave to eat or anything. It was pretty impressive. Walked away with a lot of cash too, which helped.
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I'd definitely be interested. I don't usually do the casino thing but I'd be up for a good time regardless. I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Im not a big gambler myself, but I usually bring a couple hundred for fun and enjoy the atmosphere.
Exactly. It's always a nice nite out if the company is good.
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I'd definitely be interested. I don't usually do the casino thing but I'd be up for a good time regardless. I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Im not a big gambler myself, but I usually bring a couple hundred for fun and enjoy the atmosphere.
Exactly. It's always a nice nite out if the company is good.
Usually lots of girls dolled up at casinos too so the sights should be nice.
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I'd definitely be interested. I don't usually do the casino thing but I'd be up for a good time regardless. I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Im not a big gambler myself, but I usually bring a couple hundred for fun and enjoy the atmosphere.
Exactly. It's always a nice nite out if the company is good.
Usually lots of girls dolled up at casinos too so the sights should be nice.
And this man gives the number one reason to go to a casino.
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I'd definitely be interested. I don't usually do the casino thing but I'd be up for a good time regardless. I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Im not a big gambler myself, but I usually bring a couple hundred for fun and enjoy the atmosphere.
Exactly. It's always a nice nite out if the company is good.
Usually lots of girls dolled up at casinos too so the sights should be nice.
We went last Halloween. So many girls dressed as slut machines.
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I was there for New Year's Eve and it did not disappoint. There were still the 60 year olds sitting at the slot machines dressed like it was their living room and Golden Girls was about to come on, but still...
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Man, if I were in the area I'd totally be in. Maybe one day if there's a concert or something, we could plan a big meetup or something.
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I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Man, that's some crazy party you have in mind there.
Anywho, I live in the west coast. It's a no-go for me and I don't think I'm that kind of guy that will casually take a trip east to a casino and spend hundreds of dollars without any regret.
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It's only regret if you wake up besides a midget who is wearing two strap-ons but can't seem to remember stopping at the S & M shop.
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I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Where can I get one of those?
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I'll throw some hundreds in the slut machines.
Where can I get one of those?
Probably Walmart
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It's only regret if you wake up besides a midget who is wearing two strap-ons but can't seem to remember stopping at the S & M shop.
yikes
So Mohegan Sun is a 3 hour drive away from me. Would we be thinking this trip is just one night? If so Saturday would be better for me since a Friday after work would result in getting there somewhat late (unless I can leave early or maybe take the day off). But then again prices for a saturday night room are crazy expensive. Regardless, I want to go and if we aren't planning something serious I may shoot around the idea with my friends or something because it would be a nice change up from AC.
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A Saturday would be best for me too. I can't stand how expensive the rooms are there. My girlfriend's parents spend a shitload there and get comped rooms all the time. Whenever my girlfriend and I spend the night there, we take advantage of those perks.
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... soo comped rooms then? :biggrin:
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going up early in the day on Saturday would be best for me as well.
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... soo comped rooms then? :biggrin:
Idk. That's tricky. The thing is, Victoria and I can stay in the rooms, but her parents need to be the ones to claim the reward. They have to come with us and then they give us the room. They'll usually gamble a bit and then take off (or get comped another room and stay). I'd feel super weird asking her parents to drive to the casino so I can get a room with some dude I met on the internet.
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... soo comped rooms then? :biggrin:
Idk. That's tricky. The thing is, Victoria and I can stay in the rooms, but her parents need to be the ones to claim the reward. They have to come with us and then they give us the room. They'll usually gamble a bit and then take off (or get comped another room and stay). I'd feel super weird asking her parents to drive to the casino so I can get a room with some dude I met on the internet.
:rollin
fair enough
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... soo comped rooms then? :biggrin:
Idk. That's tricky. The thing is, Victoria and I can stay in the rooms, but her parents need to be the ones to claim the reward. They have to come with us and then they give us the room. They'll usually gamble a bit and then take off (or get comped another room and stay). I'd feel super weird asking her parents to drive to the casino so I can get a room with some dude I met on the internet.
Yeah, I said I know people and I do, but for all the "free wheelin', gamblers paradise", they keep the free rooms on a short leash. The best I've ever done - and it was a one-off - was a room that was going for about $750 a night for rack rate ($140, I think, I don't remember). I asked the guy I know best there - who's a pretty senior guy there - and it's for the exact reason Chino says: the last thing they want are some college kids that aren't going to spend shit in the casinos or restaurants coming down and making that room Party Central. It's a fun place, but it's NOT Spring Break or "Girls Gone Wild".
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Totally makes sense although I don't really see the group of us being Party Central :lol
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Totally makes sense although I don't really see the group of us being Party Central :lol
You've clearly never spent a night with Axeman.
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This thread and the convo that lead to this thread has convinced me I need to go to a casino to party again... so going to AC Saturday night. Those Connecticut casinos are so expensive for a room for the night, but with priceline I always get a sweet "express deal" for Harrahs so this one saved me 48% for the night. :metal
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Totally makes sense although I don't really see the group of us being Party Central :lol
You've clearly never spent a night with Axeman.
:dammitnick:
Or Nick. These guys are party animals alright.
But seriously, which Mohegan Sun, the CT one or the PA one? I tend to assume PA because that's the one that I always hear about given it's closer to me, but never safe to assume.
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I believe this thread was based on the connecticut one, how is the PA one? Never gone, but even the PA casinos are more expensive than AC.
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I believe this thread was based on the connecticut one, how is the PA one? Never gone, but even the PA casinos are more expensive than AC.
Never been, but we get the ads on tv and radio for it whenever any concerts are going to be happening so I knew it had to be nearby. Googled it and saw it was in/near Wilkes-Barre which is only 90 minutes from me. I enjoy a good game of poker from time to time but never played at a casino and probably don't want to. Would be great fun to watch though.
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I believe this thread was based on the connecticut one, how is the PA one? Never gone, but even the PA casinos are more expensive than AC.
My ex used to go to that one (Parx) and she liked it, but still preferred the AC casinos. I think she said when she first joined Parx they were throwing so much comp at her. I guess just to reel her in, but then it dwindled.
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I believe this thread was based on the connecticut one, how is the PA one? Never gone, but even the PA casinos are more expensive than AC.
My ex used to go to that one (Parx) and she liked it, but still preferred the AC casinos. I think she said when she first joined Parx they were throwing so much comp at her. I guess just to reel her in, but then it dwindled.
Comps are a good reason to keep going. I think this will be maybe my 6th trip to AC in the last two years always going to Harrahs. We have a secret on how to score some free food and an upgrade. Like I mentioned before, I always use priceline and their express deals. Even though they don't tell you what hotel, they give enough clues and I've done this enough to always know which deal is for Harrah's so I usually get at least 25% off (this time was almost 50%). Then after we check in, my friend who is pretty good a bullshitting usually inspects the room and ALWAYS finds something wrong, usually minor and then he bullshits to the front desk about how much worse it really is and adds a bunch of story to it (I actually filmed him doing the BS story last time :lol) that we always get at least 75$ in free food comped and often they upgrade us to a nicer room. So there is my way of going to AC for cheap. Also we bring our booze and even though you can't bring your own booze into the club, we have a hiding spot in the plants outside the back door so since they let you in and out, well we just step out when we need a drink. Plan is in full effect for Saturday.
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My ex-wife was a big gambler, so I would go with her sometimes. I always preferred Harrah's for their buffet. For me, in AC, it's about the food. :lol I don't gamble much.
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I used to go down midweek with my dad. We'd get a room at the Tropicana for like 50 bucks, and then spend all our time at the Borgata. Always a nice steak dinner at the Old Homestead steakhouse.
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My ex-wife was a big gambler, so I would go with her sometimes. I always preferred Harrah's for their buffet. For me, in AC, it's about the food. :lol I don't gamble much.
Yes, the buffet is awesome there, hence why I like getting the free food credits.
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My ex-wife was a big gambler, so I would go with her sometimes. I always preferred Harrah's for their buffet. For me, in AC, it's about the food. :lol I don't gamble much.
Yes, the buffet is awesome there, hence why I like getting the free food credits.
If you wanted to go to AC one weekend, I might be able to talk her into getting us in for nothing. Though it depends on whether or not she still goes a lot. She might have lost all of the comp she used to get.
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My ex-wife was a big gambler, so I would go with her sometimes. I always preferred Harrah's for their buffet. For me, in AC, it's about the food. :lol I don't gamble much.
Yes, the buffet is awesome there, hence why I like getting the free food credits.
If you wanted to go to AC one weekend, I might be able to talk her into getting us in for nothing. Though it depends on whether or not she still goes a lot. She might have lost all of the comp she used to get.
I'd definitely go, honestly has become one of my favorite things to do since breaking up with my ex. I hardly even gamble, I just like going to the Pool After Dark party at Harrahs and getting shit faced. But, I don't know if that is worth a conversation with your ex.
My friend last night wanted to make a bet that he could talk his way into getting us a suite upgrade :lol I'll take that bet, because while we always get food credits, and often a room upgrade, it's never to a suite.
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My ex-wife was a big gambler, so I would go with her sometimes. I always preferred Harrah's for their buffet. For me, in AC, it's about the food. :lol I don't gamble much.
Yes, the buffet is awesome there, hence why I like getting the free food credits.
If you wanted to go to AC one weekend, I might be able to talk her into getting us in for nothing. Though it depends on whether or not she still goes a lot. She might have lost all of the comp she used to get.
I'd definitely go, honestly has become one of my favorite things to do since breaking up with my ex. I hardly even gamble, I just like going to the Pool After Dark party at Harrahs and getting shit faced. But, I don't know if that is worth a conversation with your ex.
My friend last night wanted to make a bet that he could talk his way into getting us a suite upgrade :lol I'll take that bet, because while we always get food credits, and often a room upgrade, it's never to a suite.
We're amicable with each other, for the most part. I could ask her what her comp is like.
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i can't really commit, but i'd definitely be interested.
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ok so it's the Pennsylvania one then, right?
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I believe this thread was based on the connecticut one, how is the PA one? Never gone, but even the PA casinos are more expensive than AC.
Small. You can walk around the entire thing in 5 minutes or so since it's a circle. The CT one is fairly large and has 3 casinos in one.
ok so it's the Pennsylvania one then, right?
Since Chino is based in CT I'd assume it's the Uncasville one.
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If this is still a possibility...
Saturday June 11th?
I currently am open during Memorial Day weekend too, but given the holiday it might not be easy to work out.
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Weekend of June 11th would be a no go for me, I'm in Baltimore for a homebrewing conference.
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I'm a Connecticut resident so its doable for me but I don't gamble at all on any level so I'd likely be very bored. Not much else to do there.
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I believe this thread was based on the connecticut one, how is the PA one? Never gone, but even the PA casinos are more expensive than AC.
Small. You can walk around the entire thing in 5 minutes or so since it's a circle. The CT one is fairly large and has 3 casinos in one.
ok so it's the Pennsylvania one then, right?
Since Chino is based in CT I'd assume it's the Uncasville one.
okay, that definitely helps planning. And the plan is skip the casino trip cuz it's too far.
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Booked a free three night stay and free round trip at the Venetian in two weeks. It's good to have travel perks :metal :metal
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I'm still in if this were to happen :yarr
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Ditto. Would probably have to be on a Saturday, don't have a ton of vacation days left to use this year.
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I'm down for a Saturday. Do you guys want to do an afternoon there, or should we do an evening thing?
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Would have to be an overnight thing for me, it's a bit of a drive, plus what's a casino trip without booze?
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All the things that cram said.